1. YPR Event Fundraising On-Boarding Call #3

2. Roll Call: Attendance

3. Finding Funding in Your Community Treatment centers Local businesses Foundations

4. Communicate! Tell National (Ann) who you want to solicit There may be reasons to red light or green light the “ask” Treatment Centers: How to Ask

5. Give before you get Collaborate with a treatment center before asking for a gift Ex: workshops, coalitions, town hall meetings, social events, etc. Treatment Centers: When to Ask

6. T reatment Centers: What to Ask Educate yourself Visit YPR Connect to download what you need Slideshows, brochures, FAQ sheets for treatment providers

7. Asking businesses for a gift: DO: Think local– do you have a connection? Recovery-owned? Are you or your chapter good customers? Make an ask that’s easy for them to give– ie: In-kind gifts

8. Examples of in-kind gifts See Event toolkit on YPR Connect for more info

9. Asking businesses for a gift: DON’T: Waste your time with national chains, even if they’re headquartered in your city/town o Exception is if you have a personal relationship to a top executive

10. Asking businesses for a gift: Don’t reinvent the wheel– use YPR resources Corporate giving toolkit online at YPR Connect Template letters, forms & brochures

11. Family foundations Institutional foundations Corporate foundations Foundation Gifts:

12. Foundation Gifts- Best Practices Research the foundation Fiscal sponsor rules? Three years of audited financials? When in doubt, call and ask to speak to program director

13. Like “Fight Club,” there’s only one rule about foundation fundraising at YPR…

14. Don’t apply without talking to Ann

15. Call #4 on crowd funding Coming Up

16. Questions?